📍 3940 Peters Mountain Rd, Halifax, Dauphin County, 17032
Halifax Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Halifax, Dauphin County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Halifax Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Halifax Area MS enrolls 273 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 273 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Halifax Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 104.
Halifax Area MS is one of 3 schools in Halifax Area SD, based in Halifax, Pennsylvania. The district serves 858 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Halifax Area MS is close to the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant